Table 3 Taxonomic richness and ecological category of each fauna and abundance

Barremitidae

27*

A

Sellithyrididae

64*

I

Desmoceratidae

62*

A

Holcodiscidae

11*

A

Desmoceratidae

46*

A

Inoceramidae

56*

L

Terebrataliidae

9*

I

Douvilleiceratidae

20*

A

Brancoceratidae

34*

A

Ancyloceratidae

7*

A

Trochidae

17*

G

Ancyloceratidae

7*

A

Oxyteuthididae

4*

A

Inoceramidae

16*

L

Hamitidae

7*

A

Pectinoidae

4*

L, N

Anisoceratidae

11*

A

Cymatoceratidae

5*

B

Nuculidae

3*

S

Cymatoceratidae

10*

B

Phylloceratidae

5*

A

Pulchellidae

3*

A

Plicatulidae

9*

L

Pleurotomariidae

4

G

Gryphaeidae

2

H

Dentaliidae

8*

K

Holasteridae

3

G

Sellithyrididae

2

I

Hamitidae

8*

A

Sellithyrididae

3

I

Cyclothyrididae

2

I

Tetragonitidae

7

A

Tetragonitidae

3

A

Toxasteridae

2

G

Buchiidae

4

O

Turrilitidae

3

A

Cymatoceratidae

2

B

Terebrataliidae

4

I

Ichthyodectiformes indet. 1

2

A

Desmoceratidae

1

A

Leymeriellidae

3

A

Sacphitidae

2

A

Ammonite indet. 1

1

A

Turbinidae

3

F

Baculitidae

1

A

Ammonite indet. 2

1

A

Amberleyidae

2

F

Buchiidae

1

O

Arcidae

1

H

Aporrhaidae

2

F

Cephalaspida

1

G

Seaurchin indet. 1

1

G

Cerithiidae

2

F

Dentaliidae

1

K

Holectypidae

1

J

Cirsotrema

2

G

Ficidae

1

G

Pleurotomariidae

1

G

Gadilidae

2

P

Haplaraeidae

1

D

Sponge indet. 1

1

E

Hoplitidae

2

A

Laqueidae

1

I

Serpulidae

1

I

Metacerithiidae

2

F

Norellidae

1

I

No. of family

22

Phylloceratidae

2

A

Plicatulidae

1

M

Rarefied (N = 70)

19.95

Vanikoroidea

2

G

Ringiculidae

1

G

Burrirhynchia

1

I

Terebrataliidae

1

I

Clypeidae

1

G

Turbinidae

1

G

Late Barremian (Säntis)

Cyclothyrididae

1

G

No. of family

26

Taxon

Abundance

Ecol.

Lytoceratidae

1

A

Rarefied (N = 70)

15.45

Bivalves (rudists)

56*

O

Pholadomyidae

1

S

Corals

33*

C

Ringiculidae

1

G

Boring bivalves

7

R

Toxasteridae

1

G

No. of family

NA

No. of family

31

Rarefied (N = 70)

NA

Rarefied (N = 70)

19.50

Turrilitidae

27*

A

Turrilitidae

18*

A

Inoceramidae

15*

L

Desmoceratidae

8*

A

Acanthoceratidae

14*

A

Inoceramidae

8*

L

Lyelliceratidae

10*

A

Anisoceratidae

6*

A

Cymatoceratidae

8*

B

Brancoceratidae

5*

A

Desmoceratidae

8*

A

Discoididae

3*

G

Baculitidae

7*

A

Pleurotomariidae

3*

G

Sellithyrididae

7*

I

Tetragonitidae

3*

A

Hamitidae

6*

A

Baculitidae

2

A

Discoididae

4*

G

Cymatoceratidae

2

B

Holasteridae

4*

G

Lyelliceratidae

2

A

Brancoceratidae

3

A

Sellithyrididae

2

I

Pleurotomariidae

3

G

Ampullinidae

1

G

Scaphitidae

3

A

Aporrhaidae

1

G

Tetragonitidae

3

A

Archaeolamnidae

1

A

Ampullinidae

1

G

Holasteridae

1

G

Anisoceratidae

1

A

Hoplitidae

1

A

Archaeolamnidae

1

A

Mesohibolitidae

1

A

Basiliolidae

1

I

Scaphitidae

1

A

Forbesiceratidae

1

A

Turbinidae

1

G

Glycymerididae

1

Q

No. of family

20

Lamniformes indet. 1

1

A

Rarefied (N = 70)

20

Mesohibolitidae

1

A

Phylloceratidae

1

A

No. of family

25

Rarefied (N = 70)

19.79